Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
UK TV review: Betty Season 1 (HBO)
June 9, 2020 | David Farnor
Crystal Moselle’s freewheeling follow-up to Skate Kitchen is a beautifully uplifting ride.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
June 2, 2020 | Helen Archer
This documentary humanises the victims of a horrifying cult in a viscerally haunting way.Read More
BBC TV review: Unprecedented
May 31, 2020 | David Farnor
BBC Four’s anthology of lockdown stories is a moving, funny, insightful snapshot of humans trying to connect with each other.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Little Fires Everywhere (spoilers)
May 31, 2020 | Helen Archer
This scorching drama is a thoughtful and entertaining look at race, motherhood and regret.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Homecoming Season 2
May 26, 2020 | Chris Bryant
Brilliant performances and stylish execution ensures that Homecoming remains a tense, mistrust-laden trip.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Big Flower Fight
May 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Bake Off with plants, Netflix’s absurdly extravagant competition is a fun but uneven way to get your gardening fix.Read More
Why Tales from the Loop should be your next box set
May 25, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
A unique, sideways take on sci-fi, this slow, beautiful anthology explores profound questions of human existence.Read More
4 Weddings and a Funeral: A TV show worth committing to
May 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Hulu’s unexpected update of Richard Curtis’ rom-com classic is a surprisingly entertaining watch.Read More
Why you should be watching Schitt’s Creek
May 24, 2020 | Sophie Davies
This delightful riches-to-rags comedy maintains its sharply written charm until the very end.Read More
Why Netflix’s Into the Night should be your next box set
May 17, 2020 | David Farnor
This barely plausible apocalyptic thriller is ludicrously entertaining.Read More
